Zakaria Virk is a writer, translator, author and historian of Islamic science. He has compiled 17 books in Urdu and English, written scores of article published in newspapers, magazines of India, Pakistan, UK, USA and Canada. He is a retired civil servant. He has two sons both living in the US, one Adnan is ESPN sports TV anchor in Bristol, Connecticut. He has traveled to more than 15 countries. He has published 5 books on the life and achievements of Muslim world's first Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam. (1926-1996).
He has donated blood 50 times in Canada. He is a card carrying member of Liberal Party of Canada.
Why India’s Economy Is Stumbling By ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN, NYTimes Published: August 30, 2013 WASHINGTON — FOR the past three decades, the Indian economy has grown impressively, at an average annual rate of 6.4 percent. From 2002 to 2011, when the average rate was 7.7 percent, India seemed to be closing […]
June 27 By Maryam Khan Ansari – ILLUME Reporter Washington DC, USA The Same-sex marriage ruling has cleared the way for many, including gay Muslims, to marry. But over the years, homosexuals who identify as Muslims found it difficult to have an Imam perform the ceremony. Now, they have a […]
The Toronto SUN, August 28, 2013, by Tarek Fatah Hijab is elephant in the room The government of Quebec has made the Sikh turban and the Jewish kippa their sacrificial lambs To the growing chorus of critics who have labelled the Parti Quebec “xenophobic,” I say it is far too […]
By: Hamida Ghafour Foreign Affairs reporter, Published on Mon Aug 26 2013 Toronto Star In Mohammed Hanif’s dark and brilliant satire A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Zia ul-Haq is described as “fattened, chubby-cheeked and marinating in his own paranoia,” the military ruler of a nation who consulted the Quran every […]
Look at this how the world has progressed………….. but who is stuck in the past
By: Wendy Gillis Toronto Star News reporter, Published on Sun Aug 25 2013 Islamic scholars experience diversity of Muslim practices at U of T summer program Visitors from around the world taking part in a University of Toronto Islamic studies conference visit a gay-friendly, gender-equal mosque. Three dozen men and […]
By: Naoki Higashida Published on Fri Aug 23 2013 Toronto Star, August 24, 2013, section INSIGHT Naoki Higashida was born in 1992 and diagnosed with autism when he was 5. While still in junior high school, using a Japanese language alphabet board to communicate, he completed The Reason I Jump: […]
By: Alex Nino Gheciu Toronto Star News reporter, Published on Wed Aug 21 2013 More than 1,100 people are trying to stop a Punjabi rapper whose lyrics they deem violent and misogynistic from performing at Canada’s Wonderland this weekend. Yo! Yo! Honey Singh, one of India’s most popular artists, is […]
Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest, and drinks a wine that flows not from its own wine-press. Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero, […]
By: Haroon Siddiqui Columnist, Published on Sun Aug 18 2013 Toronto Star Aug 18, 2013 During the autocratic Hosni Mubarak era, Egyptian police and its hired thugs used to target women protesters, hijabis/niqabis in particular — taunting them, shoving them and groping them. In the post-Mubarak era, the army initiated […]
Toronto Star, 2013/08/19 NEW YORK—Children exposed to two chemicals commonly used in food packaging are more likely to be obese or show signs of diabetes precursors than those with lower exposure, new research suggests. Researchers found urine levels of one type of phthalate, used to soften plastic, were tied to […]
GO HYBRID The country is these days facing serious energy crises. The imported and local oil is mostly consumed in firing fossil fuelled IPPs and transport sector. A solution was found in shape of conversion of vehicles to CNG, but this option has almost been exhausted due to shortage of […]
By Dan Hinkel Chicago Tribune reporter Chicago 3:31 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2013 Amid protests from a Muslim civil liberties group, local police training officials have called off an anti-terrorism course for officers scheduled for Monday in Lombard that was to have been taught by an instructor the group regards […]
Toronto Star Nickolas Keung immigration reporter Aug 15, 2013 Deepak Sharma has fought for Canada in Afghanistan and Libya, but the air force veteran just cannot beat Canadian immigration officials. The 33-year-old corporal, based at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario, has been unsuccessful in obtaining a visa for his parents […]
An eminent writer of India, Prof Abul Kalam Qasmi, head of the Urdu department, author of more than a dozen books, mentor of 25 Ph.D students Aligarh Muslim University recently visited Canada. During his stay he was interviewed by Prof Pervez Pervazi & Zakaria Virk on RAWAL TV. Toronto. enjoy […]
Dubai: 2 crazy for it … or it’s 2 crazy for you. That’s the tag line of this admittedly ‘crazy’ store whose shoes can sweep you off your feet. Called ‘2 Crazy Dubai’, the store stocks the most bizarre shoes from all over the world, made by top designers and […]
Six ways to tame your stressed-out brain EILEEN CHADNICK Special to The Globe and Mail, Published Thursday, Aug. 08 2013, 7:00 PM EDT http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/experts/six-ways-to-tame-your-stressed-out-brain/article13667708/ It is late afternoon and a busy executive is trying to finish a project before she leaves to get her daughter from daycare. Already running late, […]
It is heartening to see such a message of brotherly love from members of a US church. Will our religious scholars in the Muslim world follow this example? Without a shadow of doubt, NO.
Tribute to a great scientist – Prof Dr Louis Johnson Salam I just returned from leave to hear the sad news that former Life Sciences Director Professor Dame Louise Johnson has passed away (sep 2012). Even though it is business as usual, it is clear that such loss is affecting […]